Coming to a toll plaza near you: Cashless tolls begin on Monday

Once the toll booths are removed next spring, motorists will be able to drive under the gantries at normal speed (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - The New Hampshire Department of Transportation will cease cash toll collection along the Spaulding Turnpike beginning on Monday.
The exact time cashless tolls begin in Rochester - both northbound and southbound - will be at 10 p.m., according to DOT officials.
The same will apply to the Dover tolls at 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
Work on the project will continue through the winter months, and toll booths will be fully removed, and the area paved in the spring of 2023.
To avoid fees motorists are encouraged to create NH E-ZPass accounts. NH accountholders with a funded account receive a 30 percent discount for passenger cars on all NH toll roads.
A temporary E-ZPass Customer Service Center is located just off of Exit 16 in Rochester to help motorists sign up for NH E-ZPass accounts, accept payments if money is owed, and answer questions about using the NH E-ZPass system.
The office, located at the NHDOT maintenance shed is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists can also use the website, https://www.ezpassnh.com/, call NH E-ZPass customer service at 1-877-643-9727, or visit a NH Walk-In Service Center in Concord, Nashua, or Portsmouth.
AET systems are safer for motorists because they allow everyone to maintain a consistent speed on the highway.
DOT officials say the $18.75 million project also creates less pollution from cars having to slow down and speed up.
Once the toll booths are removed next spring motorists will be able to travel under toll-recording gantries at the highway speed limit.

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